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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | colloquium, convention, discussion, discussion group, forum, gabfest, huddle, meeting, panel discussion, parley, powwow, rap session, round table, seminar, talk |
| Main Entry: | discussion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk with another |
| Synonyms: | altercation, analysis, argument, argumentation, canvass, colloquy, confabulation, conference, consideration, consultation, contention, controversy, conversation, debate, deliberation, dialogue, discourse, disputation, dispute, dissertation, examination, exchange, excursus, groupthink, huddle, interview, meet, meeting, powwow, quarrel, review, scrutiny, symposium, ventilation, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | forum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meeting |
| Synonyms: | assembly, colloquium, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, rally, seminar, symposium |
| Main Entry: | seminar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | convention, discussion, forum, group discussion, meeting, open discussion, palaver, powwow, rap session, round table, symposium, workshop |
| Notes: | a seminary is a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis; a seminar is any meeting or conference for an exchange of ideas or a course offered for a small group of advanced students |
| Main Entry: | talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discussion |
| Synonyms: | argument, colloquy, conclave, confabulation, conference, consultation, conversation, deliberation, dialogue, earful, encounter, eyeball-to-eyeball, huddle, interlocution, interview, meeting, negotiation, palaver, parlance, parley, powwow, seminar, spiel*, straight talk, symposium, ventilation, visit |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | colloquium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | discussion, meeting, seminar, symposium |
| Main Entry: | rap session |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | appointment, argument, chat, colloquium, colloquy, confabulation, conferring, congress, consultation, conversation, convocation, deliberation, discussion, forum, gabfest, groupthink, huddle, interchange, interview, meeting, palaver*, parley, powwow, round robin, round table, seminar, symposium, talk, think-in, ventilation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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